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Shaun · 07-07-2004, 12:09 PM

Well I have decided to try some new things this coming weekend

Sat. I am going over to the local small airport and meeting with a flight instructor for my introduction flight through www.beapilot.com . I have wondered about this for years and have operated just about everything else except a plane - (Everything includes; Heavy Equip., Tractor trailors, cars, motor cycles, boats, small and light machinery) -- I have always thought this might be fun and it would allow me to get to NASCAR Races easier and then I could plan quick hunting trips to area's where it would take more than a day to drive too.

I contacted the local USPSA club and they invited me to come out to the local competition on Sunday to check out the club. I am figuring that it is a good opportunity to introduce her to firearms in a positive manner. Plus I get to shoot comptetively again.

ScottD · 07-07-2004, 12:41 PM

In the early 80's I took the ground school program and passed with flying colors. Never did get any air time. The FAA test was one of the hardest tests I have ever taken.

Still active around airplanes. My avatar is from when I was doing pyrotechnis with the Confederate Airforce in TX. Memember of EAA and hope to build my own plane someday. And have help restore an N3N, which is the Navy's model of the Stearman Bi-plane.

You'll get a kick out of it. It takes a lot of commitment to fly good and stay on top of it. Enjoy.

missharpshooter · 07-08-2004, 04:52 AM

I love to fly, my dad had a nice Tri Pacer fixed wing and we always used to go up...flying is fun....I didnt pass my test as i was the only girl in the class and everytime i needed help all the guys were there to slove my problems...at the time i liked all the attention, now i wish i had of been more serious...but i could still take one up and land....by myself if i had too....

07-08-2004, 08:24 AM

That sounds like fun.

Dale · 07-08-2004, 09:31 AM

I picked up my fixed wing single engine license back in 1980.

I loved to fly but it got to the point that renting an aircraft and paying for the fuel quickly got more expensive than I could comfortably afford.

Even trying to get a couple or three more to pitch in on a trip got to be a real pain in the butt.

So, slowly, I quit flying. Too, I doubt if I could pass the Flight Surgeon's physical as well as I used to.

So, Shaun, it sounds almost like you are planning on buying your own lil set up?

I wish you well and I want to hear about your first stall manuever, lol.

Rufus Rhastus J · 07-08-2004, 10:07 AM

Good luck.....me, and my black helicopters, will be watching you!

Shaun · 07-08-2004, 10:14 AM

I have looked into it I have seen some single engine jobs priced pretty well - unfortunately I want a twin with instruments. something like this for hunting http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ayphotohosting

Dale · 07-08-2004, 01:59 PM

I do believe that's the same plane that Sky King and daughter, Penny, flew.

Gawd, how I loved that girl!

Now, all you youngsters can ask...."Who was Sky King and Penny?" He he he he

Shaun · 07-08-2004, 02:07 PM

you lost me on that one Dale

ScottD · 07-08-2004, 02:18 PM

TV series back in the 50's. Cowboys and Bad guys with airplanes. It was called an aerodynamic western. And to think we use to watched that simple minded stuff.

Shaun · 07-08-2004, 02:29 PM

C45 has been around since the 30's so that makes sense now

PAPA G · 07-08-2004, 04:12 PM

Sky King had a Cessna twin radial in the first half of the series, loved that plane, then they switched to a Cessna 310.

ScottD....sure it was simple, but we were simple kids, with simple minds. i guess todays kids programing is better??? not, it sucks; my 9 year old is braindead from watching Cartoon Network.

Shaun · 07-08-2004, 04:22 PM

If I buy one I have to make sure to get the rifle rack installed --the c45 will have to have the Canadian Marking scraped off --but it could haul many toys - wonder if I can get it donw in RealTree

PAPA G · 07-08-2004, 04:27 PM

Canadian Airforce loved them things for training. if you get it, let me know i'll light a signal fire in the pasture, and you can drop in

Shaun · 07-08-2004, 04:33 PM

I can't afford 40K right now and that would be about 6 -8 years out for me with the bear hunt taking priority --plus I have to get past single engine certification before instrument and duals.

ScottD · 07-08-2004, 10:34 PM

My favorite is Murphy's SR3500 named the Moose. It'll take off on unimproved runways. Can someone say "Bush Plane".

http://www.murphyair.com/

ScottD · 07-08-2004, 10:35 PM

And did I say you could build for $60K.

PAPA G · 07-08-2004, 10:50 PM

reminds me of the De Haviland plane used by bush pilots.

Shaun if you want to get in the air cheap, theres ultra-lights.

ScottD · 07-08-2004, 10:57 PM

Papa you have an eye about you. The SR3500 is designed by the same designer that designed the De Haviland Beaver. The SR3500 was, for a while, called the Baby Beaver, but opted for the Moose.

Did you see the carrying capacity on that Moose. What a pack horse.

PAPA G · 07-08-2004, 11:06 PM

and a kit at that!!! now wheres my pop-rivet gun???

07-07-2004, 12:09 PM	#1
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,776 Images: 1	latest interests Well I have decided to try some new things this coming weekend Sat. I am going over to the local small airport and meeting with a flight instructor for my introduction flight through www.beapilot.com . I have wondered about this for years and have operated just about everything else except a plane - (Everything includes; Heavy Equip., Tractor trailors, cars, motor cycles, boats, small and light machinery) -- I have always thought this might be fun and it would allow me to get to NASCAR Races easier and then I could plan quick hunting trips to area's where it would take more than a day to drive too. I contacted the local USPSA club and they invited me to come out to the local competition on Sunday to check out the club. I am figuring that it is a good opportunity to introduce her to firearms in a positive manner. Plus I get to shoot comptetively again. __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

07-07-2004, 12:41 PM	#2
ScottD Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Evanston, IL Posts: 1,020	In the early 80's I took the ground school program and passed with flying colors. Never did get any air time. The FAA test was one of the hardest tests I have ever taken. Still active around airplanes. My avatar is from when I was doing pyrotechnis with the Confederate Airforce in TX. Memember of EAA and hope to build my own plane someday. And have help restore an N3N, which is the Navy's model of the Stearman Bi-plane. You'll get a kick out of it. It takes a lot of commitment to fly good and stay on top of it. Enjoy. __________________ "Some people can not live without wilderness"-Aldo Leopold

07-08-2004, 04:52 AM	#3
missharpshooter Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 992 Images: 2	I love to fly, my dad had a nice Tri Pacer fixed wing and we always used to go up...flying is fun....I didnt pass my test as i was the only girl in the class and everytime i needed help all the guys were there to slove my problems...at the time i liked all the attention, now i wish i had of been more serious...but i could still take one up and land....by myself if i had too.... __________________ IF IT DOESN'T GET HOT..IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH FIREPOWER....DBL TAPP IS NOT DANCING..

07-08-2004, 09:31 AM	#5
Dale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Too Dang Hot, Arizona Posts: 4,284	I picked up my fixed wing single engine license back in 1980. I loved to fly but it got to the point that renting an aircraft and paying for the fuel quickly got more expensive than I could comfortably afford. Even trying to get a couple or three more to pitch in on a trip got to be a real pain in the butt. So, slowly, I quit flying. Too, I doubt if I could pass the Flight Surgeon's physical as well as I used to. So, Shaun, it sounds almost like you are planning on buying your own lil set up? I wish you well and I want to hear about your first stall manuever, lol. __________________ "It confuses me how some people can vigorously go against the 2nd. Amendment and still call themselves patriotic"-me

07-08-2004, 10:07 AM	#6
Rufus Rhastus J Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West, Central Florida, Third World America Posts: 6,339 Images: 1	Good luck.....me, and my black helicopters, will be watching you! __________________ "They cannot be trusted.....The Romulans (our politicos) are without honor." Worf

07-08-2004, 08:24 AM	#4
Mr. Kaneko Guest Posts: n/a	That sounds like fun.

07-08-2004, 10:14 AM	#7
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,776 Images: 1	I have looked into it I have seen some single engine jobs priced pretty well - unfortunately I want a twin with instruments. something like this for hunting http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ayphotohosting __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/ Last edited by Shaun; 07-08-2004 at 12:25 PM.

07-08-2004, 01:59 PM	#8
Dale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Too Dang Hot, Arizona Posts: 4,284	I do believe that's the same plane that Sky King and daughter, Penny, flew. Gawd, how I loved that girl! Now, all you youngsters can ask...."Who was Sky King and Penny?" He he he he __________________ "It confuses me how some people can vigorously go against the 2nd. Amendment and still call themselves patriotic"-me

07-08-2004, 02:07 PM	#9
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,776 Images: 1	you lost me on that one Dale __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

07-08-2004, 02:18 PM	#10
ScottD Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Evanston, IL Posts: 1,020	TV series back in the 50's. Cowboys and Bad guys with airplanes. It was called an aerodynamic western. And to think we use to watched that simple minded stuff. __________________ "Some people can not live without wilderness"-Aldo Leopold

07-08-2004, 02:29 PM	#11
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,776 Images: 1	C45 has been around since the 30's so that makes sense now __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

07-08-2004, 04:12 PM	#12
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 11	"from out of the blue of the southern sskies, comes Sky Shaun" Sky King had a Cessna twin radial in the first half of the series, loved that plane, then they switched to a Cessna 310. ScottD....sure it was simple, but we were simple kids, with simple minds. i guess todays kids programing is better??? not, it sucks; my 9 year old is braindead from watching Cartoon Network.

07-08-2004, 04:22 PM	#13
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,776 Images: 1	If I buy one I have to make sure to get the rifle rack installed --the c45 will have to have the Canadian Marking scraped off --but it could haul many toys - wonder if I can get it donw in RealTree __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

07-08-2004, 04:27 PM	#14
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 11	Canadian Airforce loved them things for training. if you get it, let me know i'll light a signal fire in the pasture, and you can drop in

07-08-2004, 04:33 PM	#15
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,776 Images: 1	I can't afford 40K right now and that would be about 6 -8 years out for me with the bear hunt taking priority --plus I have to get past single engine certification before instrument and duals. __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

07-08-2004, 10:35 PM	#17
ScottD Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Evanston, IL Posts: 1,020	And did I say you could build for $60K. __________________ "Some people can not live without wilderness"-Aldo Leopold

07-08-2004, 10:50 PM	#18
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 11	reminds me of the De Haviland plane used by bush pilots. Shaun if you want to get in the air cheap, theres ultra-lights.

07-08-2004, 10:57 PM	#19
ScottD Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Evanston, IL Posts: 1,020	Papa you have an eye about you. The SR3500 is designed by the same designer that designed the De Haviland Beaver. The SR3500 was, for a while, called the Baby Beaver, but opted for the Moose. Did you see the carrying capacity on that Moose. What a pack horse. __________________ "Some people can not live without wilderness"-Aldo Leopold

07-08-2004, 11:06 PM	#20
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 11	and a kit at that!!! now wheres my pop-rivet gun???